Over the summer, I somehow acquired a splinter in my right pointer finger. It didn’t hurt, but it bothered me. I would look at it and see the small red dot of something just below the surface. I thought to myself, if I could just squeeze it out, I’ll be fine. As I was away, I didn’t have access to my pin/needle, so, I just kept squeezing until it was no longer a little red dot, but now a very aggravated red dot.
Has this ever happened to you?
After I returned home, it was still bothering me, so I tried using a tweezer to no avail. I decided at that point, to just leave it alone and let it heal.
Fast forward about two months, and it was healed over. However, whatever splint was still there. Whenever I rubbed my thumb over it, I would feel just one tiny spot sticking out. It was beginning to annoy me.
I somehow woke up in the wee hours one morning and decided that I’d had enough of this thing and it was time to remove it once and for all. I knew that the only way to do so was to fully remove the healed skin and work it so as to finally get to the splint. I diligently heated/sterilized the point of the pin and then ever so gently started the process of pulling back layers of calloused skin. It took some time, but I can already feel the difference and that it’s no longer there. Now, it just has to go through the natural process of rehealing.
Are you in a difficult season where you feel like your layers are gently (or not so gently) being pulled away? Is there something in your life that God is telling you it’s time to let go so that you can be fully healed?
Let me share this: it’s a difficult process, but one that will be worth it in the end.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for healing. My pointer finger may seem like a simple example, but nothing misses your notice. Thank you for the lessons that this deep healing can extend to all parts of who we are, and you care for our entire physical and spiritual beings.
